Less than half of SA youth think they can have a successful career in South Africa

Only 48.8% of high school students surveyed this year believe that South Africa would be a great place to have a successful career‚ compared to 74% who held this positive sentiment in 2012. The annual Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) youth survey of high school students‚ average age 17‚ stated that pupils in 2012 believed 2016 was going to be a better year than 2012 with regards to job prospects and economic growth.